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City planning staff report progress on GBL 2040: open space gains, resilience work and housing investments
Summary
City planning staff presented a five‑year (statutory) update to GBL 2040, reporting roughly 120 acres of protected open space and about 300 acres annexed since 2020, $63 million in housing‑related investments over five years, and public input priorities for resilience, trail expansion and preserving tree canopy.
City planning staff presented the required five‑year update to the GBL 2040 plan and summarized public input and program outcomes since adoption.
Michael, who oversees long‑range planning, said the update is a state‑law requirement and described recent public engagement (online surveys and workshops). He reported the consultants initially identified roughly 2,700 vacant acres in the city and that staff have added approximately 120 acres of protected open space and annexed about 300 acres of qualifying open space since 2020. The city adopted an annual open‑space acquisition budget of…
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